Layla Banaras Launches 2025 Ramadan Nutritional Guide & Planner

Layla Banaras who plays for Birmingham City Women U21s is an inspiring young athlete on and off the pitch and hopes to encourage other young Muslim athletes to participate in sport during Ramadan, as well as helping professional athletes to find advice and support.

Rising football star Layla Banaras has unveiled the 2025 edition of her Ramadan Nutritional Guide and Planner, a vital resource designed to help Muslim athletes maintain peak performance while observing their fasts during the holy month of Ramadan.

A trailblazer on and off the pitch, Layla, now 19, has spent a decade developing her game at Birmingham City Women, having joined the club at just eight years old. Faith and football have always been central to her life, and at 13, she embarked on her first Ramadan fast while balancing a rigorous training schedule. Faced with little structured support on nutrition for fasting athletes, Layla took it upon herself to find a solution.

Working alongside industry experts, Layla created a nutritional guide tailored to the unique demands of training while fasting. What began as a personal tool to track hydration, diet, and energy levels has since evolved into an essential planner for athletes of all levels. Now distributed widely across academies, sports clubs, and schools, the guide provides practical meal plans, hydration strategies, and supplement recommendations to help athletes sustain performance during Ramadan.

“Ramadan is a deeply spiritual time, but for athletes, it can also be physically challenging,” says Layla Banaras. “I wanted to create something that empowers Muslim footballers and athletes to manage their nutrition effectively, ensuring they can perform at their best without compromising their faith.”

The 2025 edition of the planner includes updated insights, a range of meal suggestions, and dedicated sections for users to track their food intake, hydration levels, and overall wellbeing. This year, Layla is proud to welcome Wow Hydrate as a partner for the planner.

The planner is available to download via Layla’s Instagram: www.instagram.com/layla_banaras_x